Rudolph Foods history

By 1957, the meat industry no longer smoked the rind on the bacon.

1966 Rudolph's is acquired by Beatrice Foods; John Rudolph becomes Vice President and continues to oversee the Rudolph’s Pork Rind brand.

1972 John Rudolph is promoted to President of the Rudolph’s Pork Rind brand.

1982 Rudolph's introduces traditional cracklins under the Grandpa John's brand name.

1987 The Rudolph's brand is purchased from Beatrice Foods by the Rudolph family and once again is family owned and operated in Lima, Ohio.

1988 Product expansion continues with the introduction of Rudolph's Crunchy Tender Cracklins.

1989 Ohio's Governor proclaims Lima, Ohio - headquarters of Rudolph's - "Pork Rind Capital of the World".

1991 Rudolph's distribution expands to the West Coast by opening their California facility.

1992 Rudolph's acquires their Texas facility to produce pork rinds in various flavors.

1993 Rudolph's opens their first international operation in Mexico to provide authentic rinds outside the US.

1994 Rudolph's purchases their Georgia facility to continue their growth in the rind and pork cracklin categories.

2000 Rudolph's continues their growth by adding a second Ohio facility producing pork rind pellets.

2005 Rudolph's celebrates 50 years of producing the best tasting pork rinds by introducing the Limited Edition Presidential Pork Rind.

2006 Rudolph's produces an additional line of pork products, and also expands to produce grain-based snack foods.

2008 Rudolph's acquires a pork rind and cracklin facility in Mississippi and opens their second international facility in Brazil.

2013 John Rudolph, founder and visionary of the Rudolph's brand dies.